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Saint Paul's Crowne Plaza and Hilton Garden Inn Renovations Complete
Saint Paul, MN (May 29, 2007) The Radisson Riverfront Hotel and Radisson City Center Hotel have been sold to Trinity Hotel Investors Inc. of New York, and are now managed by Crestline Hotels & Resorts. The 479-room Radisson Riverfront Hotel has been rebranded as The Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Paul Riverfront and has undergone a $4.5 million renovation of its lobby, restaurant, meeting and social spaces. The property's new street-level dining space - *Restaurant 11* - will open in June and serve breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Breakfast and lunch buffets will be available as well as a "healthy and hearty" menu, featuring regional specialties such as Wild Rice Soup and Walleye. The 251-room Radisson City Center completed a $10 million renovation in May and has been rebranded as a Hilton Garden Inn. Additions include a lobby fireplace, an *American Grill* restaurant, and complete soft and hard goods renovation of the guest rooms including the addition of flat screen televisions, Herman Miller chairs and wireless internet. Saint Paul's Xcel Energy Center is gearing up to host two major, national events in 2008. The Republican National Convention will take place at the city's Xcel Energy Center from September 1-4, 2008. The convention is expected to bring up to 45,000 visitors to town, including 15,000 media and will be among the largest events the Twin Cities has ever hosted. Saint Paul will also host the U.S. Figure Skating Championships from January 20-27, 2008. The country's top skaters will compete in Men's, Women's and Pairs Figure Skating as well as Ice Dancing. The U.S. Championships attract more than 1,500 figure skating athletes, coaches and officials in addition to thousands of fans. The event fills 7,000 room nights at area hotels, resulting in an economic impact of up to $30 million. For updated information on tickets and packages call 612-989-5151 or visit www.saintpaul2008.com. The Xcel Energy Center, built in 2000 for the NHL Minnesota Wild, has successfully hosted several high-profile events, including the 2002 NCAA Frozen Four, 2001-06 WCHA Final Five Hockey Tournaments, 2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs, 2003-04 TJ Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions, 2004 Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic, 2004 NHL All-Star Game, the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and the 2006 USA Gymnastics Visa Championships. Other major conventions for 2007 include: Minnesota Quilters June 13-16, the Nat'l Conference of Standard Labs Int'l July 27-Aug 2 and National Trust for Historic Preservation, Oct 1-7. Conventions for 2008 include Pheasants Forever, Jan 18-20, Family Motorcoach Association July 7-19, and Feile Minnesota Sept 26-27. Media Contact: Jean Freidl, 651-493-3029 [email protected] ###